Elder Ephraim on the virtues of humility, self-awareness and patience (VIDEO)translated

With the participation of a large number of believers, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated on Sunday, August 16, 2026 at the Vatopedino Metochi of Agios Nikolaos in Porto Lagos. The Divine Liturgy was presided over by the Professor of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi Elder Ephraim, who preached the divine word, focusing on the Gospel passage and the need for humility, self-awareness and love for one's fellow man. Elder Ephraim emphasized that selfishness, selfishness and avarice lead man to cruelty and strife, as we are often "indulgent to ourselves and severe to others."

Referring to the need for self-awareness, he underlined: "We must learn to know ourselves", pointing out that when man recognizes his own weaknesses and realizes how much God tolerates him, then he can show greater understanding and love to others.

He made special reference to the value of patience and to the imitation of Christ in trials: "The imitation of Christ is not in the joys; it is in the trials, it is in the adventures, it is in the illnesses, it is in the so-called failures".

In closing, he called on the faithful to…